She was born on May 26, 1951 inLos Angeles,California. Sally worked at NASA headquarters to be the first woman in space. She was chosen for the seventh mission in 1982. She had her first take off on June 18, 1983. I think all the people were worried she would not come back but she came back on earth. She landed safely to earth on June 24. But all that changed. She joined the faculty of UCSD In 1989. Dr. Ride came to a school to tell kids about her in NASA. She was seen on the Mystery of Mars in 1999. In 2001 and started her own company.
